Irvine, Calif., March 5, 2014 — Thomas Yuen, entrepreneur, philanthropist and community leader, will receive UC Irvine’s Extraordinarius award May 15 at the 44th annual Lauds & Laurels ceremony, sponsored by the UCI Alumni Association. He is among 18 campus faculty, staff, students and alumni who will be honored. “Lauds & Laurels is our opportunity to […]
University of California President Janet Napolitano today (Feb. 24, 2014) announced the appointment of an advisory committee of university faculty, staff, students, alumni and foundation representatives to help in the national search for a new chancellor to lead UC Irvine. Bruce Varner, Board of Regents chair, also appointed five regents to serve. Outgoing Chancellor Michael […]
UC Irvine today confirmed that its 2014 commencement celebration will include a special, all-graduate keynote event at Angel Stadium of Anaheim followed by several smaller, school-based ceremonies on campus.
Two new initiatives help Anteaters hone their entrepreneurial skills
Why look up the facts when you can find “truthiness” in a name? The same scientists who discovered that photographs lend legitimacy to all kinds of claims have discovered a new route
to Stephen Colbert’s “truthiness,” which is the gut feeling that something is true regardless of what the facts support.
UC Irvine study of plant compound’s effectiveness against bladder malignancies has yielded promising results
Irvine, Calif., Feb. 25, 2014 — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has recognized UC Irvine with the 2014 Climate Leadership Award for Organizational Leadership for reducing carbon pollution and addressing climate change. The EPA announced the award in conjunction with the Association of Climate Change Officers, the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, and The Climate Registry. “We […]
EVENT: The National Fuel Cell Symposium, hosted by UC Irvine, will bring together top energy and environmental policymakers, industry leaders and academics to discuss rapidly emerging fuel cell technology for power plants and cars, including construction of California’s “hydrogen highway.” WHEN/WHERE: 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 27, at the Beckman Center of the National Academies of Sciences […]
Orange, Calif., Feb. 20, 2014 — Women with advanced cervical cancer now have a new treatment option that could lengthen their lives. A trial led by UC Irvine gynecologic oncologist Dr. Krishnansu S. Tewari found that combining chemotherapy with bevacizumab, also known as Avastin, extended median survival to 17 months, compared to 13.3 months for those receiving chemotherapy […]
NerdScholar, a consumer interest site for students, has ranked international studies at UC Irvine among the top programs in the country.